YALOVA-PRINCES' ISLANDS FERRY SERVICES BEGIN
YALOVA-PRINCES' ISLANDS FERRY SERVICES BEGIN
The annual summer Yalova-Princes' Islands ferry services, operated by Dentur Avrasya, will officially launch on Saturday, June 27. Highly anticipated each year by residents of Yalova and neighboring provinces, these services will operate on weekends and public holidays.
Having become a summer staple in Yalova, the Yalova-Princes' Islands-Kabataş-Beşiktaş route resumes on Saturday, June 27. Timed to coincide with the end of the 2025-2026 academic year and the start of the school holidays, these sailings will run uninterrupted every Saturday, Sunday, and public holiday throughout the summer season.
As part of the reciprocal weekend services throughout the summer, the sea buses will depart from Yalova and dock at the Büyükada and Heybeliada piers, respectively. Offering passengers a unique day-trip experience to the Princes' Islands, the route doesn't stop there. After the island stops, the ferries will continue to Kabataş and Beşiktaş, central hubs in Istanbul.
According to the new season schedule shared on the Dentur Avrasya Group's corporate website, the updated weekend departure times for the Yalova-Princes' Islands-Istanbul route have been finalized. For the outbound journey, the vessel will depart Yalova at 10:30, leave Büyükada at 11:45, and Heybeliada at 12:00, reaching Kabataş at 13:00 before completing the trip at Beşiktaş at 13:15. On the evening return journey, the sea bus will depart Beşiktaş at 17:00, pick up passengers from Kabataş at 17:15, Heybeliada at 18:15, and Büyükada at 18:30, and arrive at